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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
THE POET-STATEsMAN.
Hon. Daniel B. Lucas Talks
EnfertainingIyt to the State
journal.


Daniel Bedinger Lucas, lawyer,
poet, orator, politician and states
man, has been in the city for two or
three days from his home in the
Eastern Panhandle, being called
here by case in the United States
Court. Mr.. Lucas, since his APP
pointment to the United States Sen
ate by Governor Wilson, has attract
ed considerable attention, both in
the State and in the Nation, but he
had for years been known as one of
our most graceful writer's of prose
and verse, and as lawyer of more
than ordinary ability. His maid
of the Northumberland" and The
Land Where We Lay Dreaming"
have been widely read and as gener-
ally admired
The librarian of a large college
library told the writer that the
"Maid of Northumberland was in
constant demand. Mr.. Lucas has
published nothing very recently but
yesterday in reply to the inquiry.
"Are you writing anything in a
poetic way for the public.
Dir. Lucas said: IL am preparing
for publication a Thoroughly revised
edition Of my works. There will be
a great many changes and, l think,
improvements. So far / have tried
to prevent their circulation rather
than assist it, their publication be-
ing merely for my friends, but /
shall in short time put them into
shape and let them co.
"Will this new volume contain
anything that has not yet been pub
lished?'
"Yes, it will contain number of
short poems that have never been
published"
The conversation drifted naturally
to other West Virginia writer's. Mr..
Lucas spoke in high terms of praise
of his friend, David Hunter Stroth-
err, of Berkeley Springs, the famous
ard delightful "Porte Crayon'' of
the earlier days of Harper's Maya
zine.
mo writer or sketcher before or
since" he said, "has succeeded in
picturing the Southern Negro so true
to nature as Strother. The 'darky'
of most writers is simply a white
man covered with rags and painted
black, but Porte Crayon' has sue
ceeded in picturing him just as he
is"
'Is Mr. Strother doing any literary
work nowY
81 think not. The fact of the
matter is that he is the best fellow
in the world but he doesn't like to
work. Indeed he will not work when
he can help it. He got a little 3d.
500 Consulship to Mexico and his
wife had some money and so he
manages to get along without work
ing"
"What is Mr.. Strother's age?"
30, | suppose he is sixty or sixty
five. His wide flowing beard and
hair are white. He is fine looking
old gentleman"
Discussing school matters in this
State Mr. Lucas said:
''The State University is in a bet
ter condition than ever before in its
history. The Legislature cannot be
too liberal in its appropriations for
this school. The people Of this
State must learn that we cannot
compete with other colleges and uni
versities unless we are willing to
pay for eminent professors, first class
apparatus, ETC."
Mr.. Lucas had been questioned
and cross questioned so much on
politics that he didn't care to dis
cuss that subject.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


The New York Herald prints a
two column interview with Henry
Watterson on politics in general.
Watterson says the democrats are
bound to re-nominate Cleveland. as
there is none to contest the field
with him. He was asked if he liked
Cleveland, and replied: swell, as
the old lady at the mourner's bench
observed, when asked whether she
loved the Lord, l may say l hain't
got nothin' agin him. He is also
quoted as saying: cat one time l
thought the republicans would enter
dark horse in the race. Recent
indications, however, point to the
denomination of Blaine. In that
event we shall have the old fight
over again with some material varia-
tons"
"What will those variations be?"
LESS personal scandal and calum-
ny and more old-fashioned party bit
terness. The Mulligan letter box is
an exploded magazine and the Pres
ident's marriage knocked Maria
Halpin as high as kite Real is
sues are gathering with greater posi-
tivness and clearness. The tariff for
one thing, and Blaine handles the
protectionist side of the controversy
with greater ability and FEASIBILITY
than all the others put together.
The Solid South, for another thing,
and as to this the republicans have
framed an indictment which, though
specious, will serve them for poll
cy through one more campaign any
how. Two such questions stoutly
maintained cannot fail to produce
great deal of feeling
where do you think the advan-
tage will be?"
''On the whole, with the demo-
Gratis, l think. There is not, in my
Judgment, another republican Presi-
dent wrapped in the folds of the
bloody shirt" The name of For
aker was then mentioned by the re-
porter and the Kentucky editor says:
"Oh, Foraker, fiddlesticks. He is
sort of a Cheap John-J Jefferson Davis,
with all Davis ungarded garrulity
and rash impetuosity, but without
any of Mr. Davis accomplishments
and sincerity"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The Board of Regents have evil
IDENTIFY taken hold of the affairs of
the University with a firmer hand
than heretofore. They are showing
some nerve. They have started out
right boldly on the line of develop
ment and progress.
Heretofore the Board has waited
on the Legislature and the Legisla-
ture has waited on the Board, and
while waiting on each other the
University has languished.
Not stroke has been made to-
ward the improvement Of the beau
tiful grounds since they were pur-
chased by the State. There is no
prettier site in the world for pub
lie institution, and if there had been
only small amount expended on
them each year during the last
twenty years the grounds might
now be famous for their beauty.
The Board has now made a pur-
chase Of additional grounds for drill
purposes, and are about to enter in
to an arrangement with the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington
for systematic improvement Of the
grounds.
A contract has also been made
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
The Ohio Platform.

1t is pleasant to see the democrat
ic party Of Ohio facing the issues of
the day as one who is prepared to
fight to the end for that which he
believes in. The platform adopted
by the Ohio convention exhibits
both convictions and the courage of
them. And the convictions are
most happily right. Its ''hearty and
unequivocal,, Endorsement of Presi-
dent Cleyeland's Administration was
greeted with applause so vociferous
and prolonged that it seemed, for a
time, as if business would never be
resumed. 1t might be added that
they nominated a candidate quite
acceptable to the Administration
The tariff plank strikes from the
shoulder as never before. The par
ty has come to its senses, and is
fighting now on live issue. A iu-
dicious reduction of the tariff, so as
to bring the revenue down to that
which is absolutely needed for q
Government economically admins
tered, is demanded Reduction of
the Internal Revenue is conceded, if
necessary to keep surplus revenue
from pouring into the Treasury, but
the line is drawn upon whisky.
"You shall not take the tax off of
whisky" says the Democracy of
Ohio to the Republican party, Gin
order to keep up your atrocious tar
if robbery" That is doctrine which
will ring round the land. 1t is a
glorious utterance-the best and the
bravest that the Democrats have vet
attained to.
The land and the labor questions
are well handled, Ireland gets a
graceful recognition, the Union sol
diers and sailors are encouraged
with the proposition of liberal pen
sions and the iniquity of attempting
to run city governments from Co
lumbus is most properly denounced.
Canada did not get into the plat
form, but Judge Seney, President of
the convention, made a record for
himself which will not be forgotten
by demonstrating, in his opening
address, that the United States must
inevitably absorb the Dominion
The miserable partisanship and
gross extravaganza of the Republi-
can Administration of State affairs
met with the scoring that they so
well deserve.
Altogether, it is one of the best
pieces of platform work ever accom-
plished in Ohio, and in respect of
the tariff plank it is best piece of
work that has yet been done in the
whole country. Enaaiyer
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Charleston Star.

When Garfield, then President of
the United States, was shot by a
crank, an united country mourned
the event; and from the hearts of all
the nations people arose a prayer
for his recovery, and when he died
there was but one people and but
one expresion-that of sorrow for the
loss the country sustained. While
this is still fresh in the memory of
the nation, General Fairchild, for a
trivial matter called down the wrath
of God upon the President of this
government, making his inyocations
an invitation for any crank to accept
While his silence is now indicative
of the remorse he feels at his hasty
and rebellious words, such silence
will never excuse their want of sense
and goodness When General Fair
child called upon the Divine being
to ''palsy" the President of this
country, he struck his social and
political future with deadly palsy,
and his manhood, if such he pos
sesses, with blight from which it
will never recover.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
yOtiu Debt.

The clerks report of the financial
statement of the county for the fis-
cal year ending May 81, showed a
deficit of $1,901.02. From this the
inference would be drawn that the
county owed that much money, and
it was so stated in these columns.
That is mistake. Instead of be-
ing in debt there is due the county
from ex-Sheriff McVicker and Sher-
iff Bailey above the liabilities not
less than $4,000. So Monongalia
county maintains her record of not
only not being in debt, but has a
snug balance to her credit in the
treasury.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
T. w. ANDERSON,


Has for sale FORTY FARMS near
Morgantown, besides houses and build
ing lots in Morgantown. Write for de-
scriptive list.
Also writes Fire Insurance Policies
on application in the following COM
panies
German, of Freeport, Illinois; Assets,
50, 044, 708. So.
Etna, of Wheeling, W. Va; Assets,
Sill, II4.53.
Reading, of Reading, Pa; Assets,
$445, 207.29.
Providence Washington, of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, established 1897;
Assets, 81 ,025, S03.9S.
He also represents the Mutual Life
Assets, $1l4, 181, 1924.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Three Chances For water.

The desire for water works has not
entirely died out in Morgantown.
There are a number of persons
who have invested from two to five
hundred dollars in this enterprise
and they would like to have some
return for their money even if they
must put up another installment to
accomplish it.
There are many more persons who
have an intelligent and appreciative
conception of the immense value of
waterw works to town, who stand
ready to give aid and comfort to the
project.
There is still another class who
would do all they could to defeat
such an enterprise for fear some
body would profit by it more than
they. They are "kickers" by nature
and habit, and it seems necessary
that every community should be
plagued with such an incubus to its
progress.
From the present outlook there
would seem to be three opportuni-
ties for securing water-supply:
l. 1t might be possible to enter
into an arrangement with the Black
Bottle railroad to utilize the well on
Decker's creek. The Black Bottle
will need water supply at or near
that point. They might agree to do
the pumping if the town would erect
tank to be used by both.
2. Or, the F., NJ q P. company
might agree to allow us the use of
their engine and tank if we would
pay the expense of pumping.
3. Or, lastly, we might, at very
little cost, with windmill or en-
CINE pump the water from the we'll
above town into a tank that would
give sufficient pressure to put
water into any house in town. This
well is said to supply the same
stream of water as that on Decker's
creek, and it would doubtless be the
most feasible project of the three to
use it,
There is this further consideration
that makes the water enterprise
promising: 1t will pay. There is
no safer or more attractive invest
ment than in water works. There
is more capital moving around and
about us at this time than we are
accustomed to have. If this water
project is agitated a little by our
citizens there are men who will
shortly take hold of it, and jump at
the chance. 1t is probably necessary
that we should give the chance to a
stranger for lack of little nerve at
home
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Now do You See 1t?

l. witnessed an amusing episode on
the station platform at Niles the
other evening while waiting for a
train. A dozen citizens, the most of
them apparently workingmen from
the mills, were standing around
when Yankee drummer put in his
appearance and said:
81 should like to know whether
there are any Jim Blaine men around
here?"
Certainly; we're all for Blainer'
came back in chorus.
"Glad to hear it. You are the
kind of boys / like to meet said the
drummer, and he shook hands with
them.
eve are for Blaine, of Maine, and
protection" said one, and then, turn
ing to a stranger who seemed alb
sorbed in a cigar, he inquired;
"Aren't you for Blaine and protec-
tion?'
81 suppose so. Protection insures
everybody high wages and plenty of
money, doesn't it?''
That's it,
''Then I'm for protection, and d-n
man who says it doesn't make us
all rich, happy and contented.'
"Now you're talking" said half a
dozen.
"You never have any strikes here,
do your"
ooh, yes; very frequently. One
of our biggest mills is closed now on
account of the coke strike
"Strikes are all wrong"
'Not much; they are all right"
''But what makes you striker"
Because they try to put us on
starvation wages"
"Who?'
''The mill owners"
''But they can't do that"
"Why can't they?"
because protection won't let
them"
"The hell it won't. You work in
the mills awhile and you will find
out differently. If all the manufac-
turing establishments in this coun-
try were run to their full capacity
for one year it would take three
years to consume the product AS
soon as big stock is made up the
manufacturers begin to grind down
our wages, and we have to strike to
prevent being put at the starvation
point"
'sYou must be mistaken" said the
cynic.
elbow mistaken? Don't / know
what my own experience is? Tell
me how l am mistaken
"Why wages are high-high all
the time'
s'You must be crazy
perhaps l am; but then 1 am a
thorough protectionist, and believe
in it. Now doesn't a protective tariff
secure the best of wages for the
workingman?"
eyes"
"And don't we have protection
right along?"
eyes"
"Well, am l not right when l tell
you that wages are good-good all
the time and they can't be any
thing else while protection lasts?'
''Do you know what / think you
are?'
Il do not, responded the cynical
stranger.
"You are a d-n fool"
''But still a protectionist.'
''He's free trader" Kissed the
Yankee drummer, and just then the
train came in and put an end to the
discussion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

: LONDON, July 25.-The Mark Lane
Express review of the British grain
trade for the week says: Continued
drouth is rapidly maturing the
wheat Part of the wheat is already
cut. If dry weather holds, the
whole crop will be harvested and
thrown on the market, and prices
will decline to zero. On the other
hand, if rain sets in, the grain will
have chance Of being converted
into pigs feed. This will result in
a squirt of trade, but there is wheat
enough in the world to again bring
values even below the present level.
The English wheat grower stands
irretrievably ruined whether his
wheat goes straight to market, or to
the rats. The trade is sick unto
death.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30


In denying the assertion that the
Knights of Labor is breaking up, Mr..
Powderly has this to say: "We are
breaking up as the plowman breaks
up the soil for the sowing of new
seed; we are breaking up old tradi-
tons; we are breaking up hereditary
rights; and planting everywhere the
seed of universal rights; we are
breaking up the idea that might
makes right; we are breaking up
the idea that legislation is alone for
the rich; we are breaking up the
idea that the Congress of the United
States must be run by millionaires
for the benefit of millionaires; we
are breaking up the idea that few
men may own a million acres of I'M
titled land, while other men starve
for the want of one acre: we are
breaking up the practice of putting
the labor of criminals into competi-
ton with honest labor, axd starving
to DEATH
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
(Continued.)

President Cleveland has at last,
upon the urgent invitation of the
people of st. Louis, consented to
visit that city early in October.
The NEW DOMINION hereby notifies
Mr.. Cleveland that he will fall into
the hands of mighty clever people
when he visits st. Louis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The Parkersburg Sentinel an
nounces its preference for Hon. J. b.
jackson for Governor in 1888. We
have no idea that the Governor is a
candidate, but he would be strong
one and would discharge the duties
of the Office conscientiously.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Rustic AppoIlo Looking
Dreamiiy ON the Waters.

Wade Hampton in the New York Sna.
'sThe champion anglers of the Uni
ted States Senate, are John F. Kenna.
of West Virginia, Geo. f. Edmunds.
of Vermont, William P. FRYE, of
Maine, and Arthur p. Gorman. of
Maryland.
'sOf these the best all-around fish
erman is Mr.. kenna. The West Nir-
ginia Senator does not believe in the
parlor style of sport. When
he starts off for the fishing grounds
he goes in fol week of roughing it.
Dressed in something like jeans
trousers, a flannel shirt, and SLOUGH
hat, he rows his own boat and does
his own batting. With his tall, ro-
bust figure and handsome young face
he looks the rustic Apollo of the
stage.
'Mr. kenna scorns TO use any bait
but the fly. He has both patience
and science On had fishing days
he can sit motionless for an hour
looking dreamily into the waters.
and, perhaps, figuring out how West
Virginia is to be saved from the en-
croaching republicans next time.
He cannot bear talking in his vicin-
ity. His favorite companions are,
therefore, the silent Edmunds and
myself We three take a fishing ex-
cursion to the Potomac during every
long session of Congress, and are
known as well at Point of Rocks as
we are at Washington. We have
adopted rule that as soon as the
hooks sink into the water there is to
be no more conversation until the
next meal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The stopper is still out of the
Black Bottle. To say that it is
booming does not tell the story.
The boomness of the Black Bottle
boom is simply immense.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The New DOMINION extends its
sympathy to Col. Ben. Wilson in his
hour Of sorrow and bereavement.
His only son, a promising young
man. died on Friday evening last.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

Don't complain so much about
the weather Even as hot as it has
been we regard this weather
mighty sight better than none.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter, of Vir-
ginia, died at his residence in Essex
county on Monday. Mr.. Hunter
was born in 1909 and was one of
Virginia's most prominent states
men before and during the war. He
was speaker of the House of Repre-
scntatives in 1889, and was subse-
quently elected Senator, which po-
sition he held until the war, during
which he served as Confederate Sec
retary of State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The farmers organization seems
to have about materialized. We
hope it may become q permanent in
stitution and an agency for great
improvement among the farmers. If
the opportunities it will offer are
improved that is what it will be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The New DOMINION can give you
the lowest figures in connection with
other journals.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

BED spreads at So cts to $1.1S
each-worth SO per cent more than
we are asking for them-at
CBApwIcK's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

Masons Democrat quotes an Incl
dent of the late war from the Nep
Orleans Picayune and heads it; "a
handful Men Defeated a great Fed
eral Army at Sabine Pass" When
we saw the head lines it occurred to
us how hand full of confederates
defeated a whole Legislature at
Charleston last winter. The hand
full of men at Sabine Pass threw hot
shot while the handful of stinkers at
Charleston threw cold slime, but the
results were somewhat similar
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

Speaker Carlisle has been inter
viewed on the political situation, and
as usual, when he has anything to
say, speaks direct to the point and
without the slightest equivocation.
He says the denomination of Pres
dent Cleveland twill be the wisest
and best thing the democratic party
can do, ''and that eff nominated he
will be elected, no matter who may
be his opponent. Mr.. Carlisle
hopes for the passage by the next
Congress of revenue reform bill, in
order to do which he says the dem
ocratic revenue reformers "are will
ing to meet their political associates
of all shades of opinion upon this
subject in caucus and support such
measures of revision and reduction
as the majority may agree upon af-
ter full and free interchange of
views"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
StoncwaH >. Wilson Dead.

CLARKsBURG, July 22.-Stonewall
jackson Wilson, special United
States Pension Examiner, died here
at 10 o'clock tonight. He was a
son of Col. Ben Wilson and young
man of character and ability.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

There have been laid in the Uni
ted States since January 1st $3.50
miles of main line railroad track.
besides several hundred miles of sid
ings. Railway authorities predict
that 10000 miles will be laid during
the year. If so the record has never
been surpassed except in the year
1882, when IL ,53G miles were laid.
We still have on hand q large lot
of shoes which we are selling at cost
and carriage at Chadwick's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

1887:
WEST BOUND.
No. S3-Fairmont and Wheel
ing accommodation. ..5:25 A. M.
No. 3-Mail and Express. 1929 A. M.
No. 99-Grafton and Fairmont
accommodation. .......7:O5 A, M.
No. 81-Cumberland & Wheel
ing accommodation .2:15 p. M,
No. 5-Limited Mail...........7:20 a
No. 145-Way train. 1897 A, M.
EAST BOUND.
No. 6-Limited Mail ..........7:58 A. M
No. S2-Wheeling IL Cumber-
land accommodate n. 1913 PM
No. 9S-Fairmont and Grafton
accommodation .6:2O p. M.
No. 84-Wheeling & Fairmont
accommodation. .7:40 p. M,
No. 4-Mail and Express. .... 800 p. M.
No. l46-Way train. 200 p. N,
All trains stop at Fairmont.
w. M. CLEMENTS, Manager.
c. X. LORD, Gen. Pass. Agt
j. g. NESBITT, Agent, Fairmont.